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<DIV>you make some very valid points. it seems like the ball has been dropped as far as the safety issues go. </DIV>
<DIV>another serious problem is the stop sign runners at corner of Lafayette and Queensburry and the stop sign in front of S&J's.</DIV>
<DIV>Well actually stop sign running all over town. Have the police just given up on enforcing this traffic law?</DIV>
<DIV>I am very surprised that Riverdale's finest are not posted at the intersection making their own assessment of the problem.<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Robert Oppenheim <Rob.Oppenheim@comcast.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> TownTalk <towntalk@riverdale-park.org>; TownHall <riverdaleparkmd@comcast.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, April 3, 2009 10:43:58 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [RP TownTalk] RR crossing safety improvements<BR></FONT><BR>One problem with the RR crossing is poor lighting. There are<BR>no street lamps on the corner of Lafayette and Queensbury<BR>and much of the RR crossing is dark too. This is very dangerous<BR>to pedestrians and confusing to drivers.<BR><BR>Just last December (2008), an early morning female jogger was<BR>hit by a car at this corner. Her ankle was broken in several<BR>places and her convalescence has been slow and painful.<BR><BR>Two years ago the council approved adding two street lights to<BR>the S.W. corner
of Lafayette and Queensbury. One lamp was to<BR>shine onto the Queensbury/RR crossing area - the other was to<BR>shine onto Lafayette. These lamps have not been installed.<BR>I don’t know why.<BR><BR>Perhaps these street lamps would have enabled the driver to see<BR>the early morning jogger and prevented that accident.<BR><BR>Also, there is no crosswalk painted there. In fact, there are<BR>no crosswalks anywhere that can get a pedestrian from the RR<BR>crossing to say, the bus stop in front of the old Credit Union<BR>or to Dumm’s Corner. This should be corrected immediately –<BR>and the lamps should be installed too.<BR><BR>Poor visibility makes it easier for drivers to mistakenly turn<BR>onto the tracks. They think they are turning onto Lafayette, but<BR>they turn onto the tracks instead, get stuck, and get hit by a train.<BR>The police dept tells me this happens a lot. (Bruce has a great story<BR>about such an accident).<BR><BR>Do we have the
foresight to act now to improve our RR crossing<BR>safety? Can we be prodded into action by these recent non-lethal<BR>accidents or do we have to wait until something really horrible<BR>happens?<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>TownTalk mailing list<BR>To post to the list, send mail to <A href="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" ymailto="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org">TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</A><BR><A href="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org" ymailto="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org">TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org</A> is for automated subscription processing only<BR>http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk<BR><BR>For more information about Riverdale Park, visit http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info<BR></DIV></DIV></div><br>
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